About the Book

Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg

An excellent introduction to one of the world’s most important authors, this volume vividly reveals – as none of his novels can on their own – the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian’s questioning faith. Drawn from The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment, and The Adolescent, the seventeen selections are each prefaced by an explanatory note. Newcomers will find in these pages a rich, accessible sampling. Dostoyevsky devotees will be pleased to find some of the writer’s deepest, most compelling passages in one volume.

Softcover, 5.5 x 8, 258 pages
ISBN: 978-0874866346

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Praise

In the passages selected here, a super-sensitive giant of the imagination projects a uniquely poignant vision of the plight of man and the power of God. If it makes you weep and worship, you will be the better for it. If it does not, that will show that you have not yet seen what you are looking at, and you will be wise to read the book again.

J. I. Packer, Regent College, Vancouver

Dostoyevsky was a truly prophetic figure, plunging down frenziedly into his kingdom of hell on earth and arriving at Golgotha. He had a tremendous insight into the future and foresaw the world we have today.

Malcolm Muggeridge, from the Foreword

For those busy souls intimidated by the length of his great novels, The Gospel in Dostoyevsky offers a wonderful sampler. Grab it. Read it. And, be careful: you may find yourself – as I did – scouring used bookstores for every obscure work of this incomparable writer.

Philip Yancey, Christianity Today

Tablet of Contents

Faith in God

  • The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor, from The Brothers Karamazov

Rebellion Against God

  • Rebellion
  • The Devil, from The Brothers Karamazov
  • The Failure of Christendom, from The Idiot

On the Way to God

  • The Story of Marie
  • A Fool for Christ, from The Idiot
  • The Awakening of Lazarus, from Crime and Punishment
  • Hymn of the Men Underground, from The Brothers Karamazov
  • Reprieve and Execution, from The Idiot
  • The Onion, from The Brothers Karamazov
  • The Last Judgment, from Crime and Punishment
  • The Crucifixion, from The Idiot
  • From the Life of the Elder Zossima
  • The Wedding at Cana, from The Brothers Karamazov

Life in God

  • Talks With an Old Friend of God (from The Adolescent, or The Raw Youth
  • Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zossima from The Brothers Karamazov
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